A group of permanent disorders of the development of movement and posture causing activity limitation.
What is Cerebral palsy
100
This test is non-invasive and helps to identify the density of the babies heart, liver, bones and fluid filled spaces. It can establish fetal viability, the number of fetuses, placental position, facial clefts, etc.
What is an Ultrasound
100
This type of brain injury can be considered closed head or open head.
What is traumatic brain injury
100
The spinal cord is divided into several segments C1 to C8, T1 to T 12, L1 to L5 and a few segments in the tailbone. What do C, T and L stand for?
What is Cervical-neck, Thoriac-chest, Lumbar-back
100
A set of abilities and characteristics that vary from the norm in the limitations they impose on independent participation and acceptance in society.
What is a developmental disability
200
A rare genetic disease. Body lacks hex-a. Fatal.
What is Tay-Sachs disease
200
This is an invasive test where part of the placenta is removed for testing.
What is Chorionic villus sampling
200
This type of brain injury can be caused by anoxia, infection, tumors, degenerative disease.
What is non-traumatic brain injury
200
In this type of spinal cord injury, the individual loses most, if not all, feeling and the ability to control movement below the area of the spinal cord injury.
What is a complete spinal cord injury
200
When talking about individuals with disabilities it is important to use _________ _______ language.
What is person first/people first
300
Folic acid can help prevent this fatal disease.
What is Anencephaly
300
Weeks gestation for a baby to be considered delivered as "very premature"
What is 27-30 weeks
300
Name 2 scales that can be used to help determine an individual's level of functioning when they have a brain injury.
What is Glasgow coma scale, Ranchos Los Amigos
300
This type of paralysis affects all or part of the trunk, legs and pelvic organs
What is paraplegia
300
Infection during pregnancy, prematurity, child abuse, trauma, brain injury, prescription medications taken during pregnancy and growth or nutrition difficulty can all be considered __________ causes of disability.
What is environmental/nurture/sociocultural
400
Pregnant women should consume at least 400mcg of folic acid daily to help prevent this disability that is also known as cleft spine.
What is Spina Bifida
400
Name 2 causes of pre-term birth
What is increased obstetric intervention, use of assisted reproduction techniques, smoking and drugs, multiple pregnancies, infections, low SES, teen moms
400
In this severity level (of brain injury) a loss of consciousness occurs and lasts from a few minutes to a few hours. Confusion lasts from days to weeks. Physical, cognitive and/or behavioral impairments last for months or are permanent.
What is Moderate brain injury
400
If there is some motor or sensory function below the affected area, the injury is called:
What is an incomplete spinal cord injury
400
A family's reaction to finding out their child has a disability/ getting a diagnosis can be compare to the .....
What is stages of grief
500
Developmental delays, happy demeanor, frequently laughing and smiling, jerky movements (hand flapping), lack of speech.
What is Angelman syndrome
500
Name 2 complications of prematurity
What is respiratory, neurologic, hearing, vision, A's and B's, SIDS, gastrointestinal, organ failure, risk of developmental delay, disability.
500
This part of the brain in responsible for life-sustaining functions such as: regulation of blood pressure, heart rate, breathing and body temperature.
What is the brain stem
500
Name 2 types of adaptive equipment that could be used with an individual that has a c2 spinal cord injury.
What is mouth stick, adapted wii, head controls (push switches), feeding devices, eye gaze communication devices...
500
An item or product used to increase, maintain or improve the functional capabilities of an individual with a disability.